MAKING A PENCIL PEN BLANK PEN!
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2017
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drill an oversized hole for the brass insert then fill it with a colored resin. let cure in pressure pot then drill out the correct diameter for the insert
honestly think it's cool you can see the brass. I like knowing how things work. it's cool to catch of glimpse of what's inside your pen
Hey Justin, thanks buddy. glad you liked this one. hopefully you will enjoy this Fridays project. Its a weird one..... all the best mate
I like seeing thru to the gold because it really makes the pencils more 3-d.
Awesome job!
thanks Colleen. hope all is well.
Nick a tip for the barrel showing through, paint the inside of the blank before you glue in the brass tube. you wont see the tube or the glue.
That's a good idea....
hey thnaks for this buddy, i will try this next time round haha all the best
This would be cool because you could still see all the pencils through in layers, as opposed to adding dye to the resin that might hide inner pencils.
I appreciate the fact that you share your mistakes. I think the pen looks awesome! Love your projects and videos! Peace :)
Beth Keel thank you Beth all the best
I have a pen, I have a pencil... UHHH.... pen pencil... I have a pencil... I have a pen.. UHHH Pencil pen blank pen!
lol.. this cracked me up.. haha. now I have this song in my head again lol
I think it looks neat to be able to see the inner workings of the pen.However you are seeing it in real life so it may look different than what I am seeing on the video. Keep up the good work.
I have to say I'm really glad you didn't just stop at the blanks. I love to see it from start to finish. :)
Nick, its the imperfections within a seemingly perfect object that make the thing a whole. The final result was stunning, one of a kind, and quite cheeky to use a pencil to make a pen barrel.
I think it looks great Nick!! You did a fantastic job on it. There are a couple ways to deal with the tubes and glue. Painting the tube does help a lot, but you usually can see glue in there. If you paint the inside of the blank, it will cover both the tube and glue up. Only tough part is getting an even coat of paint on the inside of the plastic. I went with a nickel tube on the one I made and that worked pretty decent, but you could see some glue here and there. Thanks for the shout out too!! Waffle on my friend =D
Hey thanks for the advise Zac buddy , thats a great help. all the best mate
Try 5 Min Epoxy but colour the epoxy
Nick, I received the pen today and I LOVE it. It's such a great conversation piece and the brass looks like a gold background. Thanks so much for sending this out quickly. Also, I love your new Zipper Vase video ... you always find the neatest things to try and to demonstrate. I look forward to more videos (love the pencil ones best!)
Just wanted to say, I stumbled upon your channel awhile back when you were turning a MONSTER of a burl. Since then I have tried to catch all your new videos as they come out. I really dig the eccentric style you bring to your work, and as a beginner woodturner (starting with pens), I have found much of your information to be extremely helpful as I venture forth. Thanks for the great content! God Bless.
Mr Zammeti, your videos are an inspiration. I'm about to learn pen turning and seeing how you made a blank off the top of your head, inspires me more. Love the vids. Lots of love from Canada bud.
Hi Nick,
I'm Dennis... and I make pens as well... just watched your vid. and had a couple of words of advice, if you're interested...
When sanding your blank, prior to using the CA glue, sand a little below the surface of the bushing. This will give you a little relief as the CA glue builds up.
I use Micromesh sanding pads that start out at 1000 grit, and end at 14000 grit, sanding while they are wet.
You will not need to polish afterwords as this will leave you a mirror finish. Seriously.
This is just the way that I do my pens. Follow your gut on this, but I think you will love the results. It takes a little longer, going thru all of the increasingly finer grits, but the results are well worth it.
Happy turning!
Dennis
There are white pen tubes you can get that might help
yes awesome , ive just found some . thanks buddy
I love how excited you get to make a project❣️Great job❣️
Nice work Nick!
Can't wait for a Pencil Pen Blank Pen 2.0!
Hi Nic, Another good video. The way it's usually done is to paint the inside of the blank with acrylic paint, then glue your brass tube in when it's dry.This way the glue doesn't show through the paint. Always drill your blank just a fraction on the big side to leave room for glue and paint if your'e painting it. Otherwise the glue etc, is wiped off when the tube is inserted.
Hope you don't mind me saying?
Stu.
I love that the blank has pencils going at all angles the 3D effect is amazing! Love your channel! Keep on Waffling!
Nice work; even with the imperfections you pointed out.
Micromesh has blown my mind. I've been taking my corian stuff up to 12000 and then buffing with car polish.
Glad you carried on and finished the project, nice one agree with suggestions below either colouring the resin, you could make it translucent maybe :)
Loved it! turning pens is my favorite, I also turn deer antler and corian. thanks for the video.
I like it with the brass showing through. Makes it look like the pencils are floating inside.
Very nice job Nick your realy getting better every time you do things keep it up love the pen .
Nick, don't ever worry about these videos being too long. They can't ever be too long.
I know this video is almost 2 years old, but I've just watched for the first time. I would like to comment that I really like the way you show your mistakes and learn from them. The resin split when you drilled it, fine, let's try using the CA glue and give it a go! OK, the glue is showing through where it split, that's ok too. You are more interesting to watch than others who never show mistakse happenngi. (See what I did there?) Keep it up!
Hi Nick lovethepencil pen blanks & pen. Could you make a blank using coloured pencil SHAVINGS from a sharpener?
Dawn Mason hey dawn yes I could that's a good one 👍🏽👌🏼
Look forward to seeing those blanks. Got a special anniversary comng up & want to buy His Nibs a special pressie.
Great pen nick, really good idea doing the blanks with pencils.
I love watching you, the ideas. You come up with are brilliant xx
My god, this dude is gorgeous
lol.. thanks Leann all the best
Cmon this isn't a dating site lol
Amen😍😍😍😍😍
@Leann - If you want to see a real gorgeous clip of Nick, check out the video where he makes a belt buckle using kinetic sand... yum yum. Love to watch his videos!
Spock, no kidding! Lmao
Hey Nick, love to see the experiments. I personally like how this one came out. Seeing the workings of the pen is a rather fun idea. Don't be so hard on yourself!
Thank you for showing us the whole thing!
What about coloring your resin
yeah thats a cool idea Ashlee. thank you for this
try to use resin as the glue to hold the barrel in..?
"Pencil Wank"
I wouldn't do that buddy, that could cause some serious damage to your goods pal .
I colour my resin with common food dye and have actually added glitter to wood that has developed a shake due to shrinkage, I don't mind telling you it looks pretty good.
Fantastic concept! Well done.
Hey thank you very much
I love all your pencil projects, but all your projects are fascinating to watch. I especially loved your 'pencil' pen so much that I just purchased it. Thank you for putting this up for auction ... I will always have your first 'pencil' pen! Love your series, Nick. BTW, I especially loved the project you did with your daughter .. she's adorable!.
Hey , I've just sold that Pen, was that to you ? sweet. thanks so much, I hope it will be a good talking point when you pull it out the bag. ill get this in the post asap for you. take care and thanks so much for the message
It was me, and I've been waiting for a pencil project to come up. It will be a great conversation piece, and I'll use it with pride. Keep up the awesome work.
glad you continued the video. turned out great!
To help with trimming the ends especially with these type of blanks make a small disk sander from a round block of wood to be held in the chuck. Get e set of punches and you can even use them to disassemble pens but find the one the tube fits over and grip in a Jacobs chuck in the tail stock. Put the tube on it then bring up to the sanding disk. This will be less aggressive as the barrel trimmer. Now I have to go find an excuse to use a box of screws. Great video.
Why not try stacking the pencils all in one direction either crosswise, lengthwise, or diagonally so they don't leave such large voids full of resin to see the barrel through?
That's a cool looking pencil pen! The brass give it another dimension, at least I think it is.
Nice Pen Nick
I be made some pens encasing pencil shavings into resin and they are awesome.
Same problem though I had to colour the brass tubes and I painted inside the drilled out blank.
Result was well worth it.
Pat
just came across this video and really enjoyed it, great idea with lots of possibilities for sure, thanks for your great channel content.
Don't apologize for trying to do your best ! Carry on and learn frim your mistakes. You're doing great ! Loved the lighthouse !
Black dye mixed with the resin similar to mosaic pins on knives.. (you could also use glow in the dark powder/liquid too!!!)
The black resin with the colour contrast of the pencils would look cool!
Really enjoying the videos... inspired me to get a lathe sorted!!
Oh wow it came out nicer than I thought it was going to. Not saying that I didn't think it was going to look nice. It just came out better. I'm impressed.
Nice pen Nick! 👍🤘 Have a wonderful weekend!
Use Testors Enamel Model Paint to paint the barrel whatever color you would like before you glue it into the blank.
Hi Nick, you can paint the blank not the barrel, as in the tube hole inside the blank. then apply glue to the barrel as normal. Sometimes you need to drill a hole slightly bigger than the brass tube...only a smidge! or the paint inside the barrel will be scratched off as you insert the brass tube. Also, you seem to have a rotating mandrel saver on the tailstock of your lathe...therefore, you don't need the brass thumb screw to secure the blanks...Your tailstock and mandrel saver can apply all the pressure you need to secure the blanks. Great video again!
I like it don't mind seeing the barrel at all. I like seeing how things work and that's one way to show it. as always great job thanks for sharing :)
Hi Nick, an old friend of mine makes pens and uses the ca glue technique and he always gets a great finish every time. Enjoyed the video and look forward to watching my way through as many as possible. Take care, Norm.
very nice!.....I've seen the reccomendations already but I will repeat. I recommend painting the inside of the blank after you drill for the tube!
Another great video thanks a lot. Where is best to get the finishing sanding pads from?
Nick, I might offer a couple suggestions. Most barrel trimmers are not very sharp from the mfg. You will notice that there is a flat side and a curved side on each of the four cutters. Place the flat side down on a credit card sharpener/hone or a diamond hone and sharpen each of the four cutters. When using the trimmer use very light pressure. The second thing, and could also have contributed to the blank splitting, is the brass tube seemed to fit way too tightly. This can cause glue starvation as the tube is inserted and could contribute to the blank splitting.
Aside from coloring the resin you could also add different colored mica powders to the resin. Give it a glittery effect.
When I use the sanding disks, I take the one I'm done with and put it on the bottom of the stack so I have the same thickness of pad and my fingers don't get hot. Folding them back can crease the paper a bit much.
We all make mistakes. I can find a mistake in pretty much every project I've done. I'm constantly learning new things. I just ordered a mandrel kit and press. I have a bunch of blanks already. I'm sure I'll mess um several when I first start turning some pens. Good video Nick, don't fret the small stuff. Happy New Year!
I have that same Robert Sorby pen turning set. I've used it for years and I highly recommend it.
I bet the color pencils would look cool set in black resin!
You can etch a design into the barrel, noting fancy but something that catches the eye and that way any portion of the barrel you see through the resin will look nice instead of just a blank barrel.
Mr nick I so love watching your videos, your creativity is amazing. I do really enjoy watching someone try something new and not always having it go flawlessly but still having the determination to make it work. You are inspiring!! I just ordered some swag and stickers off of your website. I was wondering if at all possible could I get you to put your John Hancock on the sticker. I want to have it be the first sticker on my lathe. Thanks Matt smith. ps. I tried making a colored pencil blank this week, they are kinda a booger to turn :)
Hi Nick. I usually paint the inside of the blank, and use epoxy to glue the tube in.
Brilliant!
Wow. These are going to be stunning
I think it looks really cool man!!
Nice first attempt! I think it came out pretty great. One thing I'd recommend, between each sanding grit, stop the lathe and manually spin it while sanding in the perpendicular direction. This will greatly reduce the sanding marks caused by the sand paper moving in one direction. 🤓👍
The blanks look great!
AHHHHH! I'm behind on your videos. But I seriously hit Like as soon as you said YES to making a pen. xD
I would love to see a set of resin knitting needles go funky
I would've left a like for just the blank video but when you went into making the pen I had to leave the like lol love the videos inspired me to start hand carving again and I'm looking into starting resin projects soon
If you never had a pressure pot what would you suggest using to cure the resin please or say you were doing a larger piece that would not fit in to the pot?
I love it, great job! For me seeing the gold barrel makes it look more 3D. I think it's cool. :-)
Hi nick great video great pen. Paint inside the tube before you put tube in might help with glue being seen and also do not overdo the ca activator as that causes the white sheen i had same problems when i started. keep up great work nick. Also i sent you a couple of the blanks ive made for you and charlie. Pam
Pam, painting inside of the tube is useless, you need to paint the inside of the blank.
Len
lol yeh thats what i ment thanks for correcting me len
Loving the waffle sign!
My dad has odds n junk in sheds and bored now he's retired. So I've sent him link to this. Thanks
Hey thanks Amelia, all the best to you and your pop. take care x
Beautiful. I thought the CA glue dried clear. I might coat the inside of the tube with glitter and let it dry before adding the pen tube. Well, anyway, you have a new fan.
This is so educational for those who want to learn how to do tho. Wow. Beautiful!
I am no expert so don’t take my word put couldn’t you have covered just the gap with a little more resign? That way the glue does not go into the crack. I am sorry it is late.
Also don’t be to hard on yourself Nick. You are great at what you do even if there are a bit of flaws. Don’t think to hard on it because it is great either way!!
i think the scattered look makes it way cooler compared to aligning the pencils (at least in line with the pen). maybe if all the pencils were aligned, but at an angle to the blank. ive been watching all you UA-cam lathe stars and i am going to buy one and get back into the hobby. (used to do it in high school)
Is it possible to cut a design into the barrel? Make it part of the art.
You should do one with pencil shavings
thats a cool idea . i just might do that
Almost look 3 D, man, GROOVY! Very nice. I love it.
That pen is quite Funkadelic.... good job Nick....Rock on🤘🤘🤘
Great video Nick.
I'm thinking that instead of using the black bottom bit, if you use the whole length of the blank as a pen casing and then insert a bic type cartridge down the full length, I think it would look incredible.
How about a challenge, making a fountain pen using the pencil blanks. But with the whole thing made out of the pencil blanks 😁
Hey Nick just back paint your blanks prior to gluing the tubes, works great.
Good one mate, paint the inside of the barrel like the other bloke said👍
I like the pen myself!
👍🍺
Amazing work as always Nick! I wonder if they have clear barrels? Then again you'd see the inside of the pen...
They are lovely
Hey Nick, awesome video, and love that you show your mistakes and how you corrected the crack. To prevent the resin from cracking try using your sander disk or belt to trim it down. Not as aggressive as the barrel trimmer. Hiding the brass can be a bit trickier I have tried both painting the tube or barrel a white or black first but ca(superglue) will break it down and allow the brass to show. If you paint either use epoxy two part and mix just a small amount to put on the tube not as caustic as glue so doesnt break down the paint.
Oh check out RJB Turner I think I know its RJB he does almost exclusively pen turning
Very nice!
I made some PTFE teflon tapered bushings for my mandrel so after all the sanding is complete I take the sanded blank off the pen bushings and insert the tapered teflon bushings into the blank and mount them on my mandrel to apply my CA glue coatings. That way your pen bushings won't stick to the blank and you won't have to buy pen bushings so often (the bushings get CA glue buildup on them and your future pens will start coming out too thick and cause mismatch to the kit). The teflon bushings are reusable. I buy the teflon rods from Amazon cheap. You can remake them if you have to. The CA glue won't adhere to them. Also I use epoxy on the brass inserts. They are easier to insert (you don't have to hurry the process) and the epoxy won't come loose like CA glue will sometimes do. I also found people like the skinnier profile. I buy extra tubes in case I don't like my results. And you may want to get a disassembly kit in case you brake or crack a blank or don't like how the pen looks when/after you assemble the kit. You can make that yourself if you don't want to spend the money. I usually color the brass inserts a color that won't show or clash with my blank before I install them.
Awesome video and a really interesting project! I was wondering, to fix the gaps issue, in the future would lining up the pencils before adding the resin help? I thought that might eliminate the gaps between the pencils and make it harder to see the barrel and the glue.
Love your channel man.
Wow, Nick you have come a long way. Nice save on the blowout. I noticed that you haven't made anymore pens lately. Love seeing what ever you make
I think it looks awesome, You could add colour to the resin problem solved. Your idea was a good one keep going thank you for the video Nick. I also liked the idea that even when things go wrong you can fix it. That is much better than throwing it away and starting again. That was a great tip Thank you.
what do you use to clean after you cut them out of the band saw....
Try painting the brass tube with different coloured nail polishes....it will look like the pencils.... then glue it into the blank with clear epoxy glue.
I sand my acrylic blanks with wet sanding pads. Keep it wet as you turn (with spray bottle)
Nick, I was in NZ last year and purchased a couple wooden flowers that had been turned. I would love to learn how to do this and was wondering if you had nay experience making these. Cheers, Alan
How do you keep the CA Glue finish from adhering the pen to the bushings?
Ideas, Miniture Figure painter for the barrel. Clear dry glue ... like clear resin.
Looks great, love the channel! How about painting the barrel then casting it into the blank so there is no glue.
making pens out of pencils. yes!